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Articles by Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis

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Observations from My Quest for Authenticity, Truth and the Origins of the World

November 22, 2022 Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis 2

In my continued search for authenticity, truth and the origins of the world, I revisit my observations from a 2017 trip to the cities, villages and major archaeological sites of historic Armenia. I was mainly […]

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Discovering Armenian Architecture in the Province of Sepastia

August 25, 2021 Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis 2

Continuing my journey in search of truth and authenticity, I reached Gürün in the Sepastia (Sivas) province back in 2018. The Sepastia province was heavily populated by Armenians before the 1915 Genocide, not only the […]

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Discovering Magaravank

April 8, 2021 Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis 6

Continuing my quest for truth about the origins of the world, I visited Magaravank (Sourp Magar) Armenian Monastery in Cyprus in April 2018. I took a taxi to the idyllic Pentadaktylos mountain range over Kyrenia […]

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The Ancient Armenian Land of Artsakh

November 24, 2020 Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis 13

Continuing the search for authenticity, truth and the origins of the world, I visited the ancient Armenian land of Artsakh several years ago and studied some of its numerous exquisite ancient Armenian monuments. I was […]

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Tales from Trebizond

June 24, 2020 Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis 3

Continuing the search for authenticity, truth and the origins of the world, I had to stop and study Trebizond. Trebizond comes from the word ‘Trapezous’, which in Greek means table – the table of abundance, […]

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A Quest for Authenticity, Truth and the Origins of the World

February 20, 2020 Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis 18

Taking advantage of an unexpected interval between jobs, I decided to fulfill a dream and explore a rather remote part of the world where one of the most ancient still-surviving cultures was born and continues […]

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